The informal 'rule of two', under which departing executives took at most two people with them, appears to have died. Listen
Jason Lemkin said that, in his experience, a departing leader could take one person (with some annoyance), asked permission for a second, and faced friction beyond that. He now sees people he regards as highly ethical ignore this. He attributed it partly to pressure to move fast in the AI era. Dev Ittycheria said he had seen people leave and 'carpet bomb' the organisation trying to recruit, which led to stern words.
“I think it's a symptom of change that the rule of two seems to have died.”
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